Means for securing antiskid-chains to vehicle-wheels



W. H. KRUG. MEANS FOR SECURING ANIISKID CHAINS T0 VEHICLE WHEELS.

APPLICATION FILED M12. I920. 1,330,876. Patented Feb. 17,1920.

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MEANS FOR SECURING ANTISKID CHAINS T0 VEHICLE WHEELS.

APPLICATION FILED Mn. 12. I920.

1 ,330,876. Patented Feb. 17, 1920.

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Inuenror WilHam H.Krug.

WILLIAM H. KRUG. OF FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN.

MEANS FOR SECURIN G ANTISKID-CHAINS T0 VEHICLE-WHEELS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 17, 1920.

Application filed January 12. 1920. Serial No. 350,801.

'1 'o u rc/mm if may concern:

Be it known that I. \Viuanl H. Kate, a citizen of the l nited States. residing at Fond du Lac, in the county of Fond du Lac and State of Wi consin. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Means for Securing .\ntiskid-(lmins to Vehicle- 'heels. of which the following is a full. clear. concise. and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to imprm'cments in means for securing anti-skid chains to vehicle wheels. and is particularly concerned with the provision of means whereby the anti-skid chains can be easily and quickly attached to and detached from the vehicle. wheels.

The objects oi my invention are:

First: To provide a device of this kind comprising a single bar provided at each end with a hook for securing one end of an anti-skid chain. and an opening for co-acting with a coupling member secured to the opposite end of the anti-skid chain to lock the last mentioned end of the skid chain to the bar. the whole being so constructed that it can be easily manu'l'm-turtal by the die forging process;

Second: To provide a device of the chillacter de crihed so constructed that it can he used on a large number of diti'ercnt types of vehicles wherein the spokes are of ditl'erent sizes. shapes. and dill'erentlv spaced;

'l'hird: To provide a device for securing anti-skid chains to wheels. which is especially advantageous when used in connection with vehicles wherein either the driving mechanism or the brake mechanism comes into close proximity to the spokes and telly of the wheel. the device being so constructed that if the anti-skid chain should break. that portion of it secured to the side of the wheel adjacent the body of the vehicle usually will be discharged from the wheel before it has an opportunity to become entangled with the driving or brake mechanism:

Fourth: To provide a device of the character described which is especially applicable to wheels wherein the spaces between the spokes are eompa ratively small; and

Fifth: To provide a device such as described above. which is simple in construction and economical to manufacture.

Other objects will appear as this description progresses, reference being had to t e accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a wheel having anti-skid chains attached thereto by devices constructed in accordance with m invention, the view showing the side of the wheel adjacent to the body of the vehicle, and also showing brake mechanism of a type found on certain makes of motor trucks Fig. 2 is a sectional detail taken on.l1ne 2-2 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the wheel shown in Figs. 1 and 2, showing my improved device secured thereto in side elevation. this view being of that side of the wheel remote from the vehicle body, portions of the wheel being broken away;

Fig. 4. is a transverse section through the telly of the wheel shown in Fig. 2, taken substantially upon the line H of Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a coupling member which I employ for securing end of an anti-skid chain to my improved securing device;

Fig. 6 is an end elevation upon an enlarged scale. of my improved securing device. showing the manner in which I secure both ends of an anti-skid chain thereto;

Fig. 7 is an edge view of a modified form of my invention; and

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Fig. 2, showing a still further modification of my invention.

Throughout the several views similar re'fercnce characters will he used for referring to similar parts.

Referringto the drawings. the reference character 10 indicates the fellvof a wheel having the spokes 11 and rotatably mounted upon the axle 12. the wheel being driven by a shaft 13 in a well known manner. Vith drives of this type the brake drum 1-1- is unusuall large in diameter and the lever 15, tension device 16. and connecting rod 17 lie unusually close to the fellv. Then an antiskid chain on a wheel of a vehicle construt-ted as described above breaks. it often happens that the end portion of the chain on the side of the wheel adjacent the vehicle body becomes entangled in the brake operating mechanism. with resulting damage thereto. One of the objects of my invention, as stated above. is to provide means for discharging the last mentioned portion of above.

substantially right angles to cient slack in the anti-skid chain in the event it becomes broken, so that it will not ordinarily become entangled with the brake mechanism. 1 shall now describe the means which I employ for securing anti-skid chains to wheels of vehicles constructed as described It should, however, be clearly understood that my invention is not limited to use in connection with vehicles of the type referred to.

Referring to Figs. 1 to l inclusive, my invention comprises a bar 20 having slots 21formed therein for receiving the bolts 22, which extend between adjacent spokes of the vehicle wheel, and the heads of which bear against a bar 23 cut from, bar metal, the bars 23 having openings formed therein through which the bolts 22 pass. The face of the bar '20 remote from the vehicle body is provided with a plurality of transversely extending corrugations 24 to co-act with the nut locking washers 25. Y

The ends of each bar 20 are edgewise olfset, as shown in Figs. 1, 3 and 4, to provide a clearance space between the edgewise oil'- set end portions and the telly, for a purplose which will be referred to later on. ach ofi'set end portion of the bar 20. has formed therein a keyhole slot 26, through which the T-head 27 of the coupling member 28 can be manipulated by bringing it into proper registery with the keyhole opening. When in use the coupling member turns so as to bring the crosshead 27 at the slot of the keyhole opening 26, w iereby it is prevented from becoming uncoupled from the bar 20. Formed integrally with each ofi'set end portion is a hook having the bight 29 and the bill 29', the hook lying in a lane ex: tending at substantially right ang es to the bar and transversely thereof. It will be noted that the bill of the hook inclines toward the center of the vehicle wheel but away from the body of the vehicle. Consequently, if a chain breaks, thetendency is for the bill portion of the hook to discharge the chain away from the body of the vehicle, so as to prevent it from becoming entangled with the brake mechanism or with the driving mechanism in case chain drives of certain types are employed. In attaching a chain to: my improved securing device, the link 30 at one end of the anti skid chain is first passed over the bill 29' of the hook. The opposite end of the chain is provided with a coupling member, such as that shown i Fig. 5, which has a head for preventing it from being detached from the chain, and the opposite end of the coupling member: that is, the end provided with the crosshead 27, is then manipulated through the keyhole opening 26, as described. above. Ordinarily there is insufiithe chain to permit the link 30 from being accidentally released from the bill 29' without the other end of the chain being ing. device. Since y apparent t efl'ect locks both securing device.

the space between end portion of the bar 20 thereon.

It will be noted from an inspection of inclusive that the hooks formdevice extendbethe wheel toward the but do not project bethe side of the wheel Figs. 1 to 4 ing a part of the securing tween the spokes of body of the vehicle yond the spokes on adjacent the body. This constructi first detached from the secur- 7 the last mentioned end of the chain is locked to the securing device the cou ling member, it will readily be iat a single coupling member in ends of the chain to the It will also be noted that the shank of the coupling memb free to swing in or 28 is the oil'set and the folly, so as to adjust itself to all strains placed on avoids the objections to devices heretofore in use.

which comprise various securing devices extending beyond t toward the body of the wheel.

kinds of hooks and he spokes In the construction illustrated in Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, the cou ling member 28 locks the opposite end of t ing device only unbroken. As described above, breaks the inner end thereof is from the wheel and usually lost.

6 I have illustrated a modified form of though the chain invention in which, even itself breaks, neither end thereof e chain to the securso long as the chain remains if the chain discharged In Fig. my

will be come lost. This construction can be used on motor vehicles, where there is no to the inner end secured to the wheel after the broken. In this construction it noticed that the thickness of the objection of the chain remaining chain is will be coupling member 28 is such, relative to the distance between the bill 29' of the hook adjacent end of the bar 20, that link 30 has been passed over the bill 29 and the after the and the coupling member 28 engaged with the keyhole opening.

the coupling member 28 mechanically locks the link 30 in the bight of the hook, space between the coupling there being insuflicient member and the bill of the hook to permit the link 30 to pass therebetween.

In Fig. 7 I have illustrated another embodiment of my invention, wherein the bar 20 is divided longitudinally an versely so as to form two parts 20' d transand 20",

which are provided on their contact sides with transverse interlocking corrugations 35, whereby each other when bolts are passed they can be securely locked against longitudinal movement relative to through the slots 36 indicated in dotted lines, and. the bar is clamped against a pair of spokes.

B v thus dividing the ad ustable relative to each other,

bar into two parts,

the ends of the bars can he ad'usted to and from each other to accoinmo ate the securing device to. wheels having wheels spaced different distances apart.

In Fig. 8 another modification of my invention is described, which is especiallyadaptable to securing antiskid chains to wheels known in the trade as the Sewell' cushion type of wheel, or to any other wheel wherein the spokes are unusually close together. lVith wheels of such construction it would be more or less diflicult to manipulate the links of chains over the hooks projecting from the ends of the securing device, where these hooks extend between the spokes, as shown in Fi ,1 to 4 inclusive. To obviate this difiicu ty I offset the ends of the securin device laterally, as well as in an edgewise irection as indicated at 37, so as to position the hooks outwardly from between the spokes, where they are readily accessible for the purpose of attaching and detaching .thechains thereto. Otherwise the construction of this securing device is similar to that shown in Figs. 1 to 4, inclusive. It will'be noted that I have illustrated the securing device in Fig. 8 as being divided longitudinally and transversely in accordance with the modification shown in Fig. 7, and it will be clear that this securin device can be constructed so that one en of a broken chain can be freely discharged therefrom, as with the construction shown in Figs, 1 to 4 inclusive, or locked thereto as in the construction shown in Fig. 6.

From the above description it will be seen that it requires but a single forgin to secure both ends of two anti-skid chains to a wheel, thereby considerably reducing the cost of manufacture as compared with prior constructions, wherein two forged clamps have been employed for securing both ends of two anti-skid chains to a wheel. The ban or clamp 22 neednot baa forging,t but can be easily and economically manufactured from bars of steel or other suitable mate rial.

While I have described the details of the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be clearly understood that my invention is not limited to these details, but is capable of a other adaptations and modifications within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is: r

1. Means for securing an anti-skid chain to a vehicle wheel, comprising a bar adapted to be secured to a wheel in a position par= allel with a lateral surface of said wheel and with one edge against the felly of the wheel, the end of said bar having an opening formed therein and being edgew'ise ofl'set in a direction away from that edge thereof which is adapted to contact with the folly of the end 0 to besecured to awheel in a position to a vehicle wheel, comprising a bar adapted to be secured, to a wheel in a position rallel with a lateral surface of saidwhee and with one ed e against the folly of the wheel, 5 said bar having" an o ening formed therein and being edgewise 0 set in a' direction away from that edge thereof which is adapted to contact with the folly of the wheel, a hook formed integral with said ofl'set end, said hook lying in a plane extending at an angle to the bar, and a coupling member for co-acting with said opening, to secure one end of an anti-skid chain to said bar, and for co-acting with the bill of said hook to lock the other end of said chain to said hook. 3. Means for securing an anti-skid chain to a vehicle wheel, comprising a bar adapted to be secured to a wheel in a position parallel with a lateral surface of said wheel and with one edge a ainst the felly of the wheel, the end of sai bar having an opening formed therein and being edgewise offset in a direction away from that ed e thereof which is adapted to contact with t e felly of the wheel, ahook formed. integral with said ofiset end, said hook lying ina plane extending at an angle to the bar, and acoupling member for co-acting with said opening, to

secure one end of an anti-skid chain to said bar.

4, Means for securing an anti-skid chain to a vehicle wheel, comprising a bar adapteld ara lel with a lateral surface of said whee and with one ed against the telly of the wheel, the end 0 formed therein. and being edgewise offset in a direction away from that ed thereof which is adapted to contact with t e felly of the wheel, and a hook formed integral with said oil'setend, said hook lying in a planeextending at an angle to the bar.

5. Means for securing an anti-skid chain to a vehicle wheel, comprising a' bar having an edgewise ofiset end portion rovided with an opening, and a hook forme integral with said end portion and lying in a plane extending at an angle to said bar, the bill of said hook being inclined toward said bar.

6. Means for securing an anti skid chain to a vehicle wheel, comprising a bar having an edgewise oflset end portion provided with an opening, and a hook formed integral with said bar having an opening said end portion and lying in a plane extending at an angle to said bar.

7. Means for securing an anti-skid chain toa vehicle wheel. comprising a bar having an end portion provided with an opening, and a hook formed integral withsaid end portion and lying in a plane extending at an angldto said bar.

8. Means for securing an anti-skid chain to a wheel. comprising a bar to he clamped to a lateral surface of a vehicle wheel, one end of said liar having an opening formed therein. and a hook formed integral therewith.

9. The combination with a bar having a hook extendin at an angle thereto and formed integrally therewith, of means for detachably securing one end of a chain to a portion of said bar distinct from said hook, said means co-acting with said hook to lock the other end of the chain to said bar.

10. Means for securing an anti-skid chain to a vehicle wheel, comprising a bar havin an edgewise offset end portion provides with an opening. and a hook formed inte- 25 .grally with said end portion.

In witness whereof I hereunto snbscribe my name this 6th day of January, 1920.

WILLIAM H. KRUG.

\Vitnesses H. B. ()SGOUD, \V. A. IIARMON.

Disclaimer in Letters Patent No. 1,330,876-

DISCLAIMER.

1,330,876.- William H. Krug, Fond du Lac, Wis. MEANS FOR SECURING ANT:- SKID-CHAINS 'ro VEHIGLE-WHEELS. Patent dated February 17, 1920. Disclaimer filed May 16, 1921, by the patentce.

Hereby enters this disclaimer To those parts of claims 6 and 10 of said patent which are in the following words: a her having an edgewise oflset end portion except where the edgewise offset end portion provides a cleeranoe-space between it and the folly of the wheel, to which said her is secured, for the passage of a. portion of an antiskid-chain; and further enters this disclaimer to those parts of claims 7 and 8 which are, respectively, in the following words: a. bar having en end portion provided with an opening' and one end of said but having an opening formed therein, except where said opening is used for securing one and of an antiskid-chuin."

[Ofiic'ial Gazette, May 17, 1921.] 

